melted ice on Greenland

(Left) A satellite image of Greenland’s ice sheet taken on July 8, 2012, depicts a large core of solid ice (white) surrounded by areas of melted ice (dark pink) and probable melted ice (light pink). (Right) By July 12 nearly 100% of the island’s surficial ice experienced melting of some degree. The second satellite image shows a vast region of melted ice fringed by smaller areas of probable melted ice.